Tony Martin

With ten years of working in Higher Education and specifically in Student Affairs, I have had ample opportunities to work with a variety of students, professionals and audiences both on and off campus. It has also provided me the opportunity to exercise my passion for strengths based leadership/team management and diversity and inclusion in a variety of ways. I have facilitated over 1000 hours of initiatives including two day trainings each year for student leaders at the university, two and half day trainings for university staff, two hour trainings focused on developing skills on being an ally across intersecting identities.  

As a manager and supervisor, I know that creating environments where all team member’s value the identities each other bring to the table is critical in increasing workplace engagement and ultimately increasing overall effectiveness. After completing Gallup’s accelerated Strengths Coaching course, I have made it a priority in infusing Strengths based engagement into the work I have done with my own staff and others departments within the University community. Workplace engagement within any organization is critical for enhanced productivity and is connected to the ability of the team to feel valued and included.